St. Ides Heaven











{February 27, 2008}   What is St. Ides Heaven?

It’s a song by the late great Elliott Smith that goes something like this (listen.) …

Everything is exactly right
When I walk around here drunk every night
With an open container from 7-11
In St. Ides heaven
I’ve been out haunting the neighborhood
And everybody can see I’m no good
When I’m walking out between parked cars
With my head full of stars
High on amphetamines
The moon is a lightbulb breaking
It’ll go around with anyone
But it won’t come down for anyone
You think you know what brings me down
That I want those things you could never allow
You see me smiling you think it’s a frown
Turned upside down
Cos everyone is a fucking pro
And they all got answers from trouble they’ve known
And they all got to say what you should and shouldn’t do
Though they don’t have a clue
High on amphetamines
The moon is a lightbulb breaking
It’ll go around with anyone
But it won’t come down for anyone
And I won’t come down for anyone

It’s the inspiration for this blog, a journal of a girl staying clean and thinking about what that means. I listened to the song all the time when I was drinking. I also spent alot of time in and out of 7-Elevens.



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